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Old-school lard pie crust with egg, vinegar, and a touch of brown sugar. One batch yields four disks for double-crust pies. The flakiest crust comes from cold lard worked into the size of tiny peas.

Alice's chocolate cake bakes a moist two-layer cocoa cake using boiling water for extra-deep chocolate flavor, then frosts with a from-scratch buttery cocoa-powdered sugar icing. The reliable birthday cake home bakers swear by.

Deep dark chocolate cake made with cocoa powder and boiling water for intense flavor, topped with a rich chocolate buttercream frosting. Includes the frosting recipe.

Edna's cranberry cake with a layer of whole cranberry sauce baked between two layers of sour cream batter in a tube pan, topped with chopped walnuts. A holiday Bundt cake classic.

Quick cheese and wine bread baked in a round pan with parmesan, onion, oregano and white wine. Savory biscuit-style bread ready in 45 minutes, no yeast required.

Simple butterscotch squares made with melted butter, brown sugar, one egg, chopped nuts, and vanilla. A one-bowl blondie recipe that bakes in 30 minutes with just 8 ingredients.

Hawaiian fruit bread with dates cooked in pineapple juice, honey, and nuts baked into a dense, moist loaf. A no-refined-sugar quick bread that slices better the next day.

Brown sugar bread with a cinnamon-brown sugar topping baked until golden. A quick bread that needs no yeast, just basic pantry ingredients and 25 minutes in the oven.

Butterscotch brownies (blondies) made by melting butter with brown sugar for that toffee-deep flavor, then folding in nuts for crunch. One bowl, 25 minutes, and a chewy fudgy texture that beats any boxed mix.

Barbara Bush's signature chocolate chip cookies with a quirky splash of hot water in the dough that yields a crisp-edged, soft-centered cookie. A small-batch White House classic.

Cherry chocolate chip cookies with chopped maraschino cherries, semi-sweet chips, and almond extract in a chewy brown sugar dough. Bake 8 minutes for chewy, 13 for crisp.

Classic butter cookies with a hint of orange juice and vanilla, rolled and cut into shapes, then topped with a creamy buttercream frosting. A versatile holiday cookie perfect for decorating.

Classic banana bread combined with plump juicy blueberries. Turns out moist and fluffy with rich banana aroma with big juicy bursts of blueberries (I used fresh berries) when eating. This takes banana bread to the next level.

Almond slices are loaded with chopped almonds in an oil-based dough and sliced warm. A pareve mandelbrot-style cookie that travels well, keeps for weeks, and gets better with time.

British-style Christmas tree biscuits made with golden syrup, mixed spice, and brown sugar, baked with a hole at the top so they can be threaded with gold string and hung as edible ornaments. A traditional Christmas cookie.

Cinnamon flop is an old-fashioned coffee cake made from a simple no-egg batter topped with brown sugar, cinnamon, and chunks of butter that melt into gooey pockets as it bakes.